Särna is a
locality situated in
Älvdalen Municipality,
Dalarna County,
Sweden
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with 719 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The two parishes ''Särna'' and ''Idre'' were originally part of
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
but were occupied by an expedition of Swedish peasants from
Älvdalen in 1644. The 1645
Treaty of Brömsebro was ambiguous regarding the status of the parishes, but when the exact path of the border was to be decided in 1751, Norway accepted a border west of Idre and Särna.
During the German occupation of Norway 1940-45 Särna was considered the only safe escape to Sweden because its police was the only reliable anti-Nazi police along the border.
In 1971, the three municipalities ''Särna'', ''Idre'' (which itself had been split off from Särna in 1916) and ''Älvdalen'' were amalgamated to form the present municipality of Älvdalen.
Riksdag
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elections
Climate
Särna has a continentally-influenced
subarctic climate
The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of ...
with mild summers and cold winters. The cold extremes in winter are associated with the high altitude and being the Scandinavian spot farthest from the sea. This in turn also contributes to high
diurnal temperature variation
In meteorology, diurnal temperature variation is the variation between a high air temperature and a low temperature that occurs during the same day.
Temperature lag
Temperature lag, also known as thermal inertia, is an important factor in diur ...
and significant frost has been recorded in all months of the year.
File:241 Särna.JPG, Särna
File:242 Särna.JPG, Särna church
References
External links
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Populated places in Älvdalen Municipality
Former Norwegian populated places